Mahabharata 3.277.1-4

Devanāgarī

युधिष्ठिर उवाच
नात्मानम् अनुशोचामि नेमान् भ्रातॄन् महामुने ॥
हरणं चापि राज्यस्य यथेमां द्रुपदात्मजाम् ॥
द्यूते दुरात्मभिः क्लिष्टाः कृष्णया तारिता वयम् ॥
जयद्रथेन च पुनर् वनाद् अपहृता बलात् ॥
अस्ति सीमन्तिनी का चिद् दृष्टपूर्वाथ वा श्रुता ॥
पतिव्रता महाभागा यथेयं द्रुपदात्मजा ॥
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
शृणु राजन् कुलस्त्रीणां महाभाग्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥
सर्वम् एतद् यथा प्राप्तं सावित्र्या राजकन्यया ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
nātmānam anuśocāmi nemān bhrātṝn mahāmune ||
haraṇaṃ cāpi rājyasya yathemāṃ drupadātmajām ||
dyūte durātmabhiḥ kliṣṭāḥ kṛṣṇayā tāritā vayam ||
jayadrathena ca punar vanād apahṛtā balāt ||
asti sīmantinī kā cid dṛṣṭapūrvātha vā śrutā ||
pativratā mahābhāgā yatheyaṃ drupadātmajā ||
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
śṛṇu rājan kulastrīṇāṃ mahābhāgyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||
sarvam etad yathā prāptaṃ sāvitryā rājakanyayā ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

युधिष्ठिर उवाच नात्मानम् अनुशोचामि नेमान् भ्रातॄन् महामुने ॥ हरणं चापि राज्यस्य यथेमां द्रुपदात्मजाम् ॥ द्यूते दुरात्मभिः क्लिष्टाः कृष्णया तारिता वयम् ॥ जयद्रथेन च पुनर् वनाद् अपहृता बलात् ॥ अस्ति सीमन्तिनी का चिद् दृष्टपूर्वाथ वा श्रुता ॥ पतिव्रता महाभागा यथेयं द्रुपदात्मजा ॥ मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन् कुलस्त्रीणां महाभाग्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥ सर्वम् एतद् यथा प्राप्तं सावित्र्या राजकन्यया ॥yudhiṣṭhira uvāca nātmānam anuśocāmi nemān bhrātṝn mahāmune || haraṇaṃ cāpi rājyasya yathemāṃ drupadātmajām || dyūte durātmabhiḥ kliṣṭāḥ kṛṣṇayā tāritā vayam || jayadrathena ca punar vanād apahṛtā balāt || asti sīmantinī kā cid dṛṣṭapūrvātha vā śrutā || pativratā mahābhāgā yatheyaṃ drupadātmajā || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇu rājan kulastrīṇāṃ mahābhāgyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira || sarvam etad yathā prāptaṃ sāvitryā rājakanyayā ||Yudhishthira says that he does not grieve so much for himself, his brothers, or the loss of the kingdom, great sage, as for the daughter of Drupada: at dice wicked men tormented them, and Krishna saved them, and then Jayadratha again forcibly abducted her from the forest; he asks whether there has ever been seen or heard of a woman as great, as devoted to her husband, and as blessed as this daughter of Drupada; Markandeya tells him to hear of the great good fortune of women of noble family, Yudhishthira, of how all this was attained by the princess Savitri.

Translation

Yudhishthira said: "I do not grieve so much for myself, great sage, nor for my brothers and the loss of the kingdom, as for this daughter of Drupada. At dice wicked men tormented us, and Krishna saved us; then Jayadratha again forcibly carried her off from the forest. Has there ever been a woman, seen before or heard of, as devoted to her husband and as blessed as this daughter of Drupada?" Markandeya said: "Hear, king, of the great good fortune of women of noble family, Yudhishthira, of how all this was attained by the princess Savitri."

Commentary

After the story of Sita, Yudhishthira's question naturally turns to Draupadi. The answer becomes Savitri: fidelity is shown here as a strength capable of contending even with death.

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